The transcript of this letter is not available online on Ɛpsilon.
Please cite as “Herschel3726,” in Ɛpsilon: The Sir John Herschel Collection accessed on 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3726
Responds to JH's request [1847-6-28] that RS inquire about Samuel B. Lamb. Has visited [W. R.] Dawes and his telescope; thinks he will be productive. Lefevre [George Shaw-Lefevre?] has started for the university, adding 'what chance he has of success I can't guess.' On JH's contacts with Cambridge University.
Record created for the Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (CUP: Cambridge), 1998 by Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds
Digital record created by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium
Converted to TEI by Michael Hawkins, Epsilon Project, Cambridge University Library
John Herschel Project[View Ɛpsilon collection]